Originally published in London 1901. The author was a distinguished naturalist of his time. This book is a record of some of his observations of British birds. Contents Include Watching Great Plovers, Ringed Plovers, Redshanks, Peewits, Stock Doves, Wood Pigeons, Snipe, Sea Birds, etc. Watching Birds at Strawstack and in the Greenwoods. Watching Rooks Watching Nightingales, Sand-Martins etc. Nicely Illustrated. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. Home Farm Books are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.